Patient care manager resume examples from 2026
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How to write a patient care manager resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in patient care manager-related roles and your industry experience.
Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.
Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the patient care manager position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
- Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
- Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
- Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
- Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a patient care manager resume:
- Home Health
- Patients
- Quality Care
- Social Work
- Community Resources
- Substance Abuse
- Resident Care
- Medication Administration
- Senior Care
- Customer Service
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication Management
- Mental Health
- Phone Calls
- Primary Care
- Medical Necessity
- Utilization Management
- Medicaid
- Care Coordination
- Discharge Planning
- PCP
- Medical Care
- Rehabilitation
- Compassion
- Good Judgment
- Care Management
- HIPAA
- Crisis Intervention
- Social Services
- Utilization Review
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write patient care manager experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are examples from great patient care manager resumes:
Work history example #1
Registered Nurse Charge Nurse
St. Mary's Hospital for Children
- worked simultaneously with other jobInitially part-time, then PRN, and finally full-time hours.
- Collaborated and communicated with interdisciplinary team to provide holistic, evidence-based, and quality care for adult and oncology patients.
- Supported staff and learned department routines for morning admission
- Mentored new staff, made assignments, resolved conflicts, assisted other staff with problem solving, and achieved ACLS certification.
- Received PALS and ACLS Certification (currently inactive).
Work history example #2
Social Worker
United Hospital
- Worked with multi-disciplinary care teams.
- Performed psycho-social assessments for hospice patients and family members.
- Collaborated with the MDS team for data gathering on Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement.
- Facilitated in Family Permanency Plan Meetings.
- Supervised and mentored graduate social work students and worked cooperatively with universities to educate students through required internship.
Work history example #3
Therapist
HCR ManorCare
- Participated actively in Screening, Evaluation, Counseling and Management of patients for Rehabilitation.
- Administered electrical stimulation and Diathermy to patient.
- Supervised Level 1 and 2 fieldwork OTA students Lymphedema management including wraps and MLD
- Gained firsthand knowledge of ABA, utilizing behavior intervention strategies and implementing program goals for clients diagnosed with developmental disabilities.
- Provided group counseling for adolescents and adults, including CBT, DBT, and psycho-educational groups.
Work history example #4
Registered Nurse Med/Surg
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
- Performed maternal evaluation, fetal assessment, postpartum care and support, prenatal education, infant feeding and family education.
- Developed and organized the first Burn & Trauma Surgical Service which was the first regional Burn Center for New York City.
- Measured and interpreted ECG recordings according to specific criteria.
- Collaborated with ED education staff to provide Trauma Nurse Core Certification (TNCC) for ED nurses employed at least one-year.
- Floated to other med/surg units on an as needed basis.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from patient care manager resumes:
Master's Degree in social work
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2009 - 2010
Master's Degree in psychology
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2006 - 2007
Highlight your patient care manager certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your patient care manager resume:
- Certified Case Manager (ACM)
- Patient Care Technician
- Medication Aide Certification (MACE)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (NHA)
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Manager Certification (CM)
- Certified Managed Care Nurse (CMCN)
- Certified Medical Interpreter - Spanish (CMI)